Author: Liz Booth
Liz Booth has more than 30 years’ experience as a journalist and editor, working on a mix of consumer and business titles but, for the past decade, has concentrated on the insurance and risk sector. Having grown up in west Africa and then lived in South Africa, she has a lifelong commitment to the continent and a passionate interest in its future success.
Pre-occupation with Ukraine risks hiding downturn across African markets, but insurers still have opportunities for growth
Events in Ukraine have impacted African economies and slowed recovery in the post Covid-19 world.
That was the warning from Davina Milenge-Uwella, [...]
PODCAST: Political violence – how worried should we be?
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Winners of the 2022 Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards announced
After two years of virtual events, Continental Reinsurance has announced the winners of the seventh Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards at an [...]
Fitch revises ARC’s outlook to positive; affirms IFS Rating at BBB+
African Risk Capacity's (ARC) rating from Fitch has improved from stable to positive, while the ratings agency has also affirmed its insurer financial [...]
VIDEO: Serving clients and building capacity runs through new underwriting entity
Sustainability will be the key for new South African underwriting entity, Carmine Underwriting, being led by Seelan Naidoo. As he explains to Liz Boot [...]
Insurance regulators have impending Africa free-trade agreement on their radar
Regulators definitely have the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on their radar and it has become an agenda item when the insurance reg [...]
ICEYE supports insurance industry and UNDP-led initiative to increase flood resilience in Ghana
ICEYE, a provider of natural catastrophe data, has joined the Ghana Ministry of Finance, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Insu [...]
More than 50 insurers across Africa unite behind the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance
More than 50 insurance entities from across Africa have signed the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance, as a commitment to considering ESG ac [...]
Insureds prepared to work with insurers on PVT risks as rates rise
Insureds across Africa are choosing to co-insure rather than go without political, violence, terrorism (PVT) cover, according to a group of market spe [...]
Climate crisis set to put sustainable road map at risk
The climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased number of conflicts around the world have placed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals ( [...]